Improvement in weather-strips



'r. H. TYSON. I WEATHER-STRIPS.

' No. 194,387. Patented Aug. 21,1877

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, THOMAS H. TYSON, OF WASHINGTON COURT-HOUSE, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER-STRIPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 194,387, dated August21, 1877; application filed June 30, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. TYsoN, of Washington Court- House, in thecounty of Fayette and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Weather-Strips; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as'will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in weather-strips; and itconsists in a verticallymoving slide placed in theinside cornerot' thedoor, and which can be adjusted so as to pass over the topof theweather-strip without moving it, or to catch under the edge of the stripand raise it upward, so as to make it form a guard against snow, rain,and dust, as will be more iully described hereinafter.

The accompanying drawings represent my invention.

a represents the door-frame; b, the door,

' and c, the weather-strip. Secured to the outside of the door, near itslower end, is the strip of wood d. which has its under side beveledaway, as shown, and covered with rubber e, The strip 0 is made of wood,and has a metal strip secured over the top of each end, and a metalplate, 13, projecting beyond its inner edge a suitable distance from endto end. In the inside edge of the. door, at its lower end, is made agroove,

and in this groove is placed the bent rod 0,

which has the handle it secured to it at its upper end and the metalslide to its lower end. By drawing upward upon this handle the slide ais raised upward so as to be flush with the lower edge of the door, whenthe door can be closed without in any manner interfering with the strip0. When, however, this slide is depressed so as to project slightly beasthe door is opened again the strip falls upon the door-sill, where it isentirely out of the way of those passing in and out of the door.

This invention is intended as an improvement upon the patent to A.Pratt, October 24, 1876, No. 183,592, and is especially designed as asimplification of that device. B5 moving the operating-lever over to theinside edge of the door the whole device is moved out of the way.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The combination of the doorb, having a groove cut in its inner edge, weather-strip 0, having theplate 71, strip d, rod 0, handle h, and slide n, the slide being appliedto the lower corner of the door and moved by a direct pressure upon thehandle, substantially as shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this21th day of June, 187 7.

THOS. H. TYSON.

Witnesses:

VAN H. OGLE, J. P. ROBINSON.

